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Guam flying fox size: How big do they get?

How big does a Guam flying fox get? Here is an overview over the average adult age:

A grown Guam flying fox (Pteropus tokudae) reaches an average size of 14.5 cm (0′ 6″).

When born, they have an average size of 0 cm (0′ 0″). A full-grown exemplary reaches roughly 153 grams (0.34 lbs). A Guam flying fox has 1 babies at once. The Guam flying fox (genus: Pteropus) is a member of the family Pteropodidae.

As a reference: Humans reach an average body size of 1.65m (5′ 5″) while carrying 62 kg (137 lbs). A human woman is pregnant for 280 days (40 weeks) and on average become 75 years old.

The average adult size of a Guam flying fox is (0' 6

The Guam flying fox (Pteropus tokudae), also known as the little Marianas fruit bat, was a tiny megabat from Guam in the Marianas Islands in Micronesia that was confirmed extinct due to hunting or habitat changes. It was first recorded in 1931 and was observed roosting with the larger and much more common Marianas flying fox. The last specimen was a female found roosting at Tarague cliff in March 1967, but it escaped capture. An unconfirmed sighting took place sometime during the 1970s and no other individuals have been sighted since then.

Animals of the same family as a Guam flying fox

We found other animals of the Pteropodidae family:

Animals with the same size as a Guam flying fox

Not that size really matters, but it makes things comparable. So here are a couple of animals that are as big as Guam flying fox:

Animals with the same litter size as a Guam flying fox

Here is a list of animals that have the same number of babies per litter (1) as a Guam flying fox:

Animals with the same weight as a Guam flying fox

As a comparison, here are some other animals that weight as much as the Pteropus tokudae: